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Chicago politics is rougher than any football game you're likely to encounter, so it's no surprise that congressman Bobby Rush, who represents the city's South Side, can, even at age 64, drop the verbal hammer. But Rush's haymaker Tuesday at the NCAA was more off target — as long as we're talking politics — than Dick Cheney while quail hunting. As reported in USA Today, Rush spoke at a Capitol Hill forum he organized to discuss the ills of college sports, of which there are many. "(The NCAA) is one of the most vicious, most ruthless organizations ever created by mankind," Rush said. "I think you would compare the NCAA to Al Capone and to...

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